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gesto
gesture
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular masculine noun used for both physical hand movements and facial expressions.
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mirada
gaze, look
📌 Nota gramatical
Derived from the verb mirar; often used in expressions like 'cruzar las miradas'.
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sonrisa
smile
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular feminine noun. Contrast with 'carcajada' (loud laugh).
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ceño
brow, forehead
📌 Nota gramatical
Used primarily in the collocation 'fruncir el ceño' (to frown).
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postura
posture
📌 Nota gramatical
Can refer to both physical body position and a figurative standpoint or opinion.
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hombro
shoulder
📌 Nota gramatical
Used in the common expression 'encogerse de hombros' to show indifference.
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asentir
to nod
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ir verb. Often accompanied by 'con la cabeza' for clarity, though 'asentir' alone implies it.
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negar
to shake (one's head), to deny
📌 Nota gramatical
Stem-changing verb (e->ie: niega). Used for both denial of facts and shaking the head 'no'.
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susurro
whisper
📌 Nota gramatical
Derived from the verb 'susurrar' (to whisper).
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parpadeo
blink
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular masculine noun related to the verb 'parpadear'.
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pulgar
thumb
📌 Nota gramatical
Refers specifically to the thumb. Also used in the phrase 'dar el visto bueno'.
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cruce
crossing
📌 Nota gramatical
Often used in combinations like 'cruce de brazos' (crossing of arms) or 'cruce de piernas'.
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contacto visual
eye contact
📌 Nota gramatical
Compound expression formed by noun + adjective.
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apretón de manos
handshake
📌 Nota gramatical
Plural is 'los apretones de manos' (only the first noun becomes plural).
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señalar
to point, to signal
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb. Often used with the preposition 'hacia'.
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guiñar
to wink
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb. Typically used with the phrase 'guiñar un ojo'.
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expresión facial
facial expression
📌 Nota gramatical
Feminine noun phrase; adjectives follow the noun in Spanish.
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tono
tone
📌 Nota gramatical
Refers to both vocal tone and color tone.
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tararear
to hum
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb used for vocal communication without words.
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tartamudear
to stutter, to stammer
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb indicating nervous verbal communication.
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reunión
meeting, gathering
📌 Nota gramatical
Accented on the final syllable in the singular; accent drops in the plural ('reuniones').
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murmullo
murmur, mumbling
📌 Nota gramatical
Masculine noun related to speaking quietly or indistinctly.
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desplazamiento
movement, displacement
📌 Nota gramatical
Refers to physical movement in space, relevant to spatial body language.
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suspirar
to sigh
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb expressing relief, tiredness, or impatience.
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interpretar
to interpret
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb used frequently in discussions about communication and body language.
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